Political Career
In 1976, he stood for the Liberal Party for the seat of Benambra in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Although it had been held by the National Party since 1932, he defeated the National Party candidate, Bill Baxter, and was elected. He served as Assistant Minister of Health from 1979–1981, Minister for Planning from 1979–1982, Minister of Minerals and Energy and Minister of Mines in 1981, and Minister of Local Government 1981-1982. He was a member of the Victorian Parliament until 1992.
During his term in the Victorian Parliament, he was an alternate delegate to the Australia Constitutional Convention in 1977, 1979 and 1983.
He stood for the seat of Indi for the Liberal Party at the 1993 Federal Election. He retained the seat, succeeding Ewen Cameron. During his three terms in parliament he served on several committees; he chaired the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs and the Joint Committee on Publications.
He was in New York on 11 September 2001 attending a United Nations conference. He was staying in a flat 3 km north of the World Trade Center when the first plane hit.
After he decided not to stand for the seat of Indi, the Liberal Party preselected Melbournian Sophie Panopoulos as their candidate for the 2001 Federal Election.
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